Barbarians at the Gate
Latest Episodes
Xi Don't Need No Education: Education in China, Part I
Jeremiah and David discuss the state of international education in China and the United States.
Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
With James Carter, Professor of History at St. Joseph's University
Mandarin Mayhem, Part II: Dialect and Nationalism in China
with Professor Gina Tam, Trinity University
Neither boxers nor a rebellion...Discuss!
With Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine
Politics, Patio Furniture, and China History Pods
With Laszlo Montgomery of the China History Podcast
Are we still welcome here?
Jeremiah and David look back at their time working in China and look ahead to the future for foreigners in the Middle Kingdom
The Language and History of Public Health in China
Jeremiah new co-host David Moser talk about the language of public health and hygiene in China and the controversy around the phrase "Sick Man of Asia"
Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Yaqub Beg and the Provincializing of Western China
Jeremiah and James look at the life and times of Yaqub Beg (1820-1877) and what his legacy means for Beijing's relationship with Western China and Central Asia today.